Analysis of Teaching Resources for
Implementing an Interdisciplinary
Approach in the K-12 Classroom
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The University of Iowa, USA
Publication date: 2012-01-12
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2012;8(4):223-232
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Articles from the National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) publications were
analyzed to investigate resources available for teachers who want to implement
interdisciplinary approaches into the science classroom. All articles in each journal from
2004 through 2008 were read an analyzed; approximately 13% of Science & Children
(elementary), 21% of Science Scope (middle), and 17% of The Science Teacher (high
school) articles met the interdisciplinary approach criteria. Results show that overall,
reading, writing, art, and technology are the subjects most commonly integrated into
science. Surprisingly, math is rarely discussed across all school levels. Comparing the
articles across different school levels, Science Scope articles have the highest number of
integrated articles, whereas The Science Teacher had the fewest number of integrated
articles.